SMAWK algorithm

proper noun

An algorithm for finding the minimum value in each row of an implicitly-defined totally monotone matrix.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An algorithm for finding the minimum value in each row of an implicitly-defined totally monotone matrix.

Origin

From the initials of its five inventors: Peter Shor, Shlomo Moran, Alok Aggarwal, Robert Wilber, and Maria Klawe.

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